Dwight the Electrician

– A Horny Short – Kevin opened the door and couldn’t help but smile. The landlord had indeed called Liberty Electricians, who had dispatched Dwight, just as he had hoped. “Hey, there!” Dwight’s voice boomed in his standard jovial greeting. “Great to see you. What do we have this time?” Kevin rolled his eyes as…

12. Agreeable Gray

Brandon turned into the gravel drive and pulled up behind Anthony’s Jeep, just as he had dozens of times. But this time felt different. He cut the engine and stared through the windshield at the farmhouse. A pale sun washed over the front of the house, the long shadows of the porch columns slanting across…

7. The Joyland Man

Brandon trudged to the kitchen, coffee pot in his hand. He was not a morning person, but longer video calls with clients had been forcing him to show up the gallery earlier just to get his presentations organized for the day. In his bleariness, he did not take notice of the box truck emblazoned with…

5. Happy Hour

Brandon pushed through the front doors of the furniture gallery into the hot, dusty afternoon. There weren’t a lot of warm days left like this, he thought as he shielded his eyes against the slanting autumn sun. Across the lot, he saw Anthony, leaning against his car, cell phone to his ear. Damn, he looked…